United Kingdom

The son of Singapore's founder says he has been granted political asylum in the U.K.

9:20am October 22, 2024

Lee Hsien Yang, the brother of Singapore's former prime minister, said he is a "political refugee" after the U.K. government granted him asylum from what he described as persecution at home.

In a climate milestone, the U.K. — 1st to harness coal power — is among 1st to quit it

4:21pm October 01, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

The U.K. used coal power to drive the Industrial Revolution and expand the British Empire. It's now the first major economy to quit the fossil fuel, a primary contributor to global warming.

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Ceasefire Talks Between Israel And Hamas Continue

5 things to know about the U.K.’s suspension of some arms exports to Israel

5:09pm September 03, 2024

by Leila Fadel

The U.K. exports explosive devices, guns and fighter jet components to Israel. But it's suspending some arms shipments, fearing Israel could used them in violation of international law.

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Banksy's back with surprise daily street art of animals across London

3:24pm August 16, 2024

Banksy has been unveiling stencils and installations depicting animals at different spots around the city every day for more than a week, leaving fans and art critics guessing as to their meaning.

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Researchers say they've found the surprising source of a key piece of Stonehenge

12:21pm August 15, 2024

Researchers may have solved a Stonehenge mystery — and raised another. They say its central Altar Stone somehow got to England from Scotland, hundreds of miles farther away than originally thought.

Team GB 2024 Paris Olympic Games Homecoming – Photocall

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British Olympic diver Tom Daley announces he is retiring

4:15am August 13, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Daley has won five Olympic medals in diving, including three bronze medals, one gold medal and the latest, a silver at the Paris Games.

People clean up debris outside a Holiday Inn Express whose walls bear graffiti reading "Get Out England" and a racial epithet on Monday in Tamworth, England.

World News

The Root Cause of the Race Riots in the UK

5:52pm August 08, 2024

For over a week race riots have broken out in the United Kingdom, mostly in smaller, poorer, less diverse cities. The violence has been stoked by misinformation and disinformation online. Our reporter travels to one of the places that saw mob violence to understand why it's happening.

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Labour Leader Keir Starmer Celebrates Winning The 2024 General Election

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Britain swings to the center-left in a historic U.K. election landslide

10:05pm July 05, 2024

After 14 years of Conservative rule, Britons elected a new prime minister, Keir Starmer, and Parliament dominated by the Labour Party, which hadn't won a national election since Tony Blair, nearly 20 years.

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Who is Keir Starmer? A look at the man likely to become the next U.K. prime minister

2:37pm July 04, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

Keir Starmer, 61, is a social liberal, fiscal moderate and leader of the United Kingdom's Labour Party, which polls predict will win Thursday’s parliamentary election by a landslide.

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What to know about the U.K. election, with Labour forecast to knock out Conservatives

1:49pm July 03, 2024

by Fatima Al-Kassab

Polls forecast a wipeout for the governing Conservatives. The Labour Party's leader, a centrist human rights lawyer, is widely predicted to become the next prime minister.